"We never asked for anything, and we never got anything. We probably won't get anything unless I decide to use excessive strength and force where we would be, frankly, unstoppable. . . . But I don't have to use force. I don't want to use force. I won't use force. All the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland. We already had it, as a trustee, but respectfully, returned it back to Denmark not long ago."
"By the end of yesterday, the president was bragging that there was now a "framework" by which Europe will hand over Greenland to the United States. This is almost assuredly TACO bullshithe also pulled back on his threat to drop tariffs on any country that doesn't support his land grabbut he will attribute it to his eloquence when he addressed the owners of the world on Wednesday in Davos."
The president asserted a supposed framework for the United States to obtain Greenland and framed the claim as beneficial to the U.S. and NATO. He suggested past U.S. trusteeship over Greenland and invoked the possibility of using "excessive strength and force," while insisting he did not want to use force. He backtracked on tariff threats and promoted a proposed Golden Dome missile defense system tied to Greenland. The president posted details on Truth Social and repeatedly confused geographic facts, prompting stunned reactions from international audiences and critical coverage in major U.S. outlets.
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